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The retirement in 2014 of the 400MW, 65-year-old, coal-fired Sunbury plant in Snyder County Pennsylvania cleared the path for a new, more efficient, environmentally friendly solution: a 1,124MW combined-cycle natural gas facility on the site. Bechtel was chosen by Panda Power Funds to provide project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and startup services for the new Hummel Station – the company’s fifth combined-cycle plant for this customer. The complex now powers one million homes in Philadelphia and the New York metropolitan area.
Supplying nearly twice the power of the coal plant it replaces and reducing key emissions by more than 90%, Hummel Station will be one of the cleanest natural gas-powered plants in the US. It is the country’s largest coal-to-gas conversion to date. In an area long-dependent on coal, its combined-cycle technology will generate 180% more power, use 97% less cooling water and reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.
Some 900 jobs were created during construction, as well as around 35 long-term jobs to operate the plant – providing significant stimulus for the Snyder County economy.
Combined-cycle natural gas electricity generating plant – one of the cleanest of its type and the largest coal-to-gas conversion in the US.
The Hummel Combined Cycle Power Plant now powers one million homes in Philadelphia and the New York metropolitan area.
Siemens-supplied power island hardware will include: x3 SGT6-5000F gas turbines, x1 SST6-5000 steam turbine, x3 SGen6-1000A air-cooled generators, x1 hydrogen-cooled SGen6-2000H generator, x3 NEM DrumPlus heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) and the SPPA-T3000 control system
Louisiana, U.S.
2025
Together with Cheniere, Bechtel built and expanded Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal between 2005 and 2009 and added liquefaction capability in 2016 so that the terminal’s existing storage tanks, berths, and pipelines could be used for LNG exports.
Texas, U.S.
2025
Bechtel is constructing a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal, helping meet global demand for U.S. energy and low-carbon alternatives.
Pennsylvania, U.S.
2022
Bechtel built the Shell Polymers Monaca plant, one of the largest manufacturing projects in the U.S., with 9,000 workers at peak construction.
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